The Garden of Medicinal Plants was built in 1994 and has an area of about 550 square metres. The garden mainly houses a collection of wild and commonly cultivated Chinese medicinal plants in Macao. Currently, more than 100 species of medicinal plants have been collected and sorted into 17 types based on their medicinal purposes. The culture of “herbal tea” has a long history in Guangdong. Therefore, well-known medicinal plants used for making “herbal tea” can be found in the garden, such as Chinese Chrysanthemum (Dendranthema indicum), Honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) and other plants used in “five-flower tea” and Ivy Tree (Schefflera heptaphylla), Rough-leaved Holly (Ilex asprella) and Microcos (Microcos paniculata) used in “twenty-four flavours” tea, etc.